The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-09
MISREPRESENTATION
THE REPUBLICANS TO MEET AT
CHICAGO JUNE 10.

VI Guo nSpuDllCan NdUlOnal SOulnlC-
tee at Washington Yesterday
Blaine's States Said to Have Run
Things Their Own Way.
WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The Republican
National Committee this afternoon selected
Chicago as the place and June 10 as the
time for the next Republican National Con-
vention. The selection was made in the
new club house of the Republican National
League, on Thomas Circle, formerly occu-
pied by the Chinese Legation. Both the
time and place of holding the convention
were dictated by Mr. Blaine. He was
represented not only by his special friends,
Stephen B. Elkins, of New Mexico, and
Powell Clayton, of Arkansas, members of
the committee, but by Joseph Marley, of
Augusta who arrived this morning, and
Representative William Walter Phelps, of
New Jersey, who had the latest advices from
Blaine. The committee had a very simple
and easy task apart from the necessity of
listening to the delegations representing
Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Minneapolis,
Omaha and st. Louis, none of which had
the least chance of receiving the conven-
ton. The committee had only to ask what
Blaine wished, and then to do it. 1t was
entirely subservient to the will of the man
whom its members believe almost without
exception will be the next candidate To-
night the members of the committee, and
numerous Republican Senators and Repre-
sentatives are praising Mr.. Blaine's Tribune
interview and drinking Mr. Blaine's health
in champagne and whisky, as4he guest of
the Republican National League at its club
house. The only disputed question among
them appears to be who shall be nominated
for Vice-President
THE MEETING.
The Committee was called to order at
II o'clock this morning, in room No. $50 of
the Arlington Hotel, by B. F. Jones, of
Pennsylvania, its chairman. Samuel Fes-
Senden, of Connecticut, acted as Secretary
In a brief speech, Chairman Jones stated
the object of the meeting as follows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CoMMITrEE AS stated in
the call, this meeting is for the purpose of Sc
lecting the time and place for holding the next
Republican National Convention, and also to
consider such other matters as may properly be
brought before it. AS everything connected,
however remotely, with the government of this
great country is important, our action to-day
may have far-reaching results. We should there
fore carefully consider such subjects as
may be brought before us that may decide
wisely. We may congratulate ourselves on the
improved prospects of the Republican party
since the national committee met in this city
four years ago for the same purpose that we are
now assembled. At that time the majority
against the Republican party in the North, at
the last preceding general State elections,
counted up into hundreds of thousands. The
great States of New York, Pennsylvania and
Ohio had Democratic Governors. NewYork' s was
elected by nearly 100000 plurality, which was
reduced for the same candidate in the Presi-
Dental election TO less than 1,100 Though by
accident the Democratic party have the preSi-
dency and the prestige of success the signs are
auspicious for the election of Republican Presi-
dent in 1893. The movement acquired by twen-
ty-five years of the prevalence of Republican
principles has not yet lost its force, and the ma
terial interests of the country are still prosper
GUS as a result of Republican industrial legisla
tion. Recent utterances, however, indicate
discrimination to end tnis prosperity
the country by an administration hostile to
American industry and also indicate the neces-
sity of the return TO power of the Republican
party in the national government so that
American industry, wool growing and sugar
raising equally with iron making and textile
production, may have continued prosperity and
employees in these industries constant employ |
ment and continued good wages, such as
American workmen should receive.
CALL OF THE ROLL.
The roll was then called, and every State
and Territory, with one or two exceptions |
was represented by delegate or proxy |
The delegate selected from the State of
Kentucky, J. e. Moore, having removed |
from that State, Mr.. Brownlow, of Tennes-
see, moved that Hon. G. NJ Thomas be adj |
lucky. He stated that the Republican
members of Congress from that State had
met and selected Mr. Thomas as a member
of the committee. A question arose |
as to the right of the commit |
tee to admit the gentleman to member
ship except upon certification of the State |
Committee, and the further point was made |
that no resignation had been received from |
Mr.. Moore. AT the suggestion of Mr.. |
Clarkson, of Iowa, Mr. Brownlow modified |
his motion SO as to provide that Mr.. Thomas |
be admitted as temporary Representative |
of Kentucky at the present meeting, and as |
modified the motion was agreed to.
A committee of three members of the Re- |
publican National League appeared, and |
through its chairman, J. Hale-Sypher, re-
newed the invitation rendered by the league |
to the committee to hold its meetings at the |
league headquarters, and the invitation |
was unanimously and cordially accepted.
The committee then adjourned to re-
assemble at the league club house.
CLAIMS OF THE CITIES
Delegations were present to urge the
claims of Minneapolis, Omaha, Chicago, st.
Louis, Cincinnati and Philadelphia. Each |
delegation was given fifteen minutes to pre-
sent its case. Col. William G. Elam, of |
Richmond, presented an argument in favor
of the Republican party of that State. He |
was accompanied, he said, by members of |
the Senate and House of Representatives
of Virginia and by its five or six he
publican members of Congress. and they
represented the Republican party of Vir-
ginia. He read paper which h ad been
prepared in the form of an address to the
committee and which reviewed the history
of the Republican party in that State since
1873 Under the old management the party
had been so badly beaten in 1876 that it had
become disheartened and demoralized. In
1873 the Chairman of the State Executive
Committee had united with the Bourbons IN
an effort to organize new party. Local in
fluences, which had been steadily at work,
had resulted in 1879 in the disruption
of the Virginia Democracy. The Republi-
can rank and file had gone over to Malone,
while the others had joined the extreme
Bourbons The Republicans had from that
time until 1886 abandoned the field to the
foe The election in Virginia had been
egregiously misrepresented. They had car
ried 50 ou of 100 counties, had elected 10
out of 10 Senators and carried out of 10
Congressional districts And all this they
had done with strictly Republican votes
He stated these facts to show that the
national Republican organization of Vir
ginia was not ineffective or unsuccessful,
and 10 demonstrate that with the cordial /
recognition and support of the national
Republican party Virginia would give her